Urgent Campaign for PRican PP Oscar Lopez Rivera

The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign is calling on all our allies to read the EMERGENCY
ALERT below!  We have EIGHT DAYS to make Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Oscar Lopez
Rivera's freedom a reality!  We ask that people take time out from their day and
make a phone call every day!  Mass pressure will free our brother! MAKE A PHONE CALL
EACH DAY THESE NEXT 8 DAYS!

EMERGENCY • URGENT • EMERGENCY • URGENT • EMERGENCY • URGENT

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN
January 22, 2011
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A Parole Commission spokesperson just told Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar
López Rivera’s attorney that the decision whether to parole Oscar could be made by
February 1-THAT MEANS WE HAVE 8 DAYS TO IMPACT THE PAROLE BOARD POSITIVELY TO REJECT
THE PAROLE EXAMINERS RECOMMENDATION.


Research reveals that the Parole Commission adopts the recommendation of their
hearing examiners about 80% of the time. Research also reveals that the Parole
Commission can be very vulnerable to negative outside pressure, especially from law
enforcement.


This means we have an uphill battle.

All of this means that if we want to see Oscar come home, we must mail/fax the
Parole Board more support letters NOW. All support letters must reach the Parole
Commission by February 1.



If the Commission takes longer than 30 days to decide, then we will continue our
accelerated efforts to collect support letters.


Please do the following immediately:

1) Contact at least 20 more people to fax (301/492-5543) and mail the attached
letter to the Parole Board. If the attachment does not go through. please go the
http://boricuahumanrights.org and download the letter. Contact us at
alejandrom@boricuahumanrights.org and let us know how many letters were
mailed/faxed.

2) Call the Parole Board (301.492.5990) at and use the attached script (text is also
at the bottom of this email. START CALLING ON MONDAY, JANUARY 24 EVERY DAY UNTIL WE
RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THAT THE PAROLE BOARD HAS REJECTED OR CONFIRMED THE EXAMINER'S
DECISION. I

PHONE CALL script

To U.S. Parole Board 301.492.5990
Hi, my name is ______________ and I live in Chicago  The Parole Commission should
parole Oscar López Rivera# 87651-024 immediately, in spite of the hearing examiner’s
recommendation to deny parole.  IF YOU HAVE TIME, YOU CAN USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
REASONS: 1) Oscar has the support of a broad sector of Puerto  Rico’s civil society
as well as Puerto Rican and Latino  communities throughout the United States.  2)
Oscar was not accused or convicted of causing  injury or taking a life. He was never
accused or convicted of participating in the 1975 Fraunces Tavern bombing or any
other action that resulted in injury or death.  3) President Clinton’s determination
that Mr. López Rivera’s sentence was disproportionately lengthy, and his offer that
would have resulted in Mr. López Rivera’s release in September of 2009. Parole Board
Phone call-in script Every Wednesday, starting January 19, from 9-5 EST until
further notice US Parole Board phone: (301) 492-5990